"Casanova soon abandoned his military career and returned to Venice. At the age of 21, he set out to become a professional gambler, but losing all the money remaining from the sale of his commission, he turned to his old benefactor Alvise Grimani for a job. Casanova thus began his third career, as a violinist in the San Samuele theater, ""a menial journeyman of a sublime art in which, if he who excels is admired, the mediocrity is rightly despised. ... My profession was not a noble one, but I did not care. Calling everything prejudice, I soon acquired all"
"series of books, co-written by Rustichello da Pisa and titled ""Il Milione"" provided important knowledge of the lands east of Europe, from the Middle East to China, Japan, and Russia. Giacomo Casanova (1725–1798) was a prolific writer and adventurer best remembered for his autobiography, ""Histoire De Ma Vie"" (""Story of My Life""), which links his colourful lifestyle to the city of Venice. Venetian playwrights followed the old Italian theatre tradition of ""Commedia dell'arte"". Ruzante (1502–1542), Carlo Goldoni (1707–1793), and Carlo Gozzi (1720–1806) used the Venetian dialect extensively in their comedies. Venice has also inspired writers from abroad. Shakespeare set ""Othello"""
"Lorenzo Casanova Lorenzo Casanova Ruiz (14 March 1844, Alcoy - 23 March 1900, Alicante) was a Spanish costumbrista painter (mostly of historical scenes) and art teacher. His father was a butcher. He began his studies at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos de Valencia. His family had few financial resources, but he was able to obtain a grant from the ""Diputación Provincial de Alicante"" and enrolled at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid, where he studied with Federico de Madrazo. In 1873, he received further stipend and went to Italy, where he"
"standard English edition for many years. Although Casanova was Venetian (born April 2, 1725, in Venice, died June 4, 1798, in Dux, Bohemia, now Duchcov, Czech Republic), the book is written in French, which was the dominant language in the upper class at the time. The book covers Casanova's life only through 1774, although the full title of the book is ""Histoire de ma vie jusqu'à l'an 1797"" (""History of my Life until the year 1797""). On February 18, 2010, the National Library of France purchased the 3,700-page manuscript of ""Histoire de ma vie"" for approximately €7 million (£5,750,000). The"
"Fellini's Casanova Fellini's Casanova (""Il Casanova di Federico Fellini"") is a 1976 Italian film by director Federico Fellini, adapted from the autobiography of Giacomo Casanova, the 18th-century adventurer and writer. Shot entirely at the Cinecittà studios in Rome, the film won an Academy Award for Best Costume Design, with the Oscar going to Danilo Donati. The film portrays Casanova's life as a journey into trivial sexual abandonment. Any meaningful emotion or sensuality is eclipsed by increasingly strange situations. The narrative presents Casanova's adventures in a detached, methodical fashion, as the respect for which he yearns is constantly undermined by his"
"Jaime de Casanova Jaime de Casanova (died 1504) (called Cardinal Casanova) was a Spanish Roman Catholic cardinal. Jaime de Casanova was born in Xàtiva, ca. 1435. Early in his career, Casanova came under the protection of Cardinal Roderic Llançol i de Borja (the future Pope Alexander VI). In Rome, he became ""abbreviatore di parco minore""; then a papal notary; and then a protonotary apostolic. In 1492, he was a witness at the dissolution of the marriage of Lucrezia Borgia and Gaspare Aversa, and in 1493, was a witness at her marriage to Giovanni Sforza. In 1497, he became an ""officiali"
"Casanova (novel) Casanova is the second novel by English author, Andrew Miller, released on 3 September 1998 through Sceptre. The novel was relatively well received by reviewers and was shortlisted for an Encore Award in 1999. Set in 1763, this novel centres round the historical figure of Giacomo Casanova and loosely follows his autobiographical ""Histoire de ma vie"". The plot of the novel concerns Casanova falling for a woman and having, for the first time, to deal with rejection and the pain which it causes him. The novel was relatively well received with reviewers praising Millers prose and sense of"
"neighborhood of the San Samuele parish acquired a more seedy reputation. This was also true for the palace. For some years after 1740, Giacomo Casanova lived in Palazzo Malipiero. In spite of his young age (he was just 15 years old), he began his successful social life in these very rooms. Giacomo had been born nearby on Calle della Commedia (later renamed Calle Malipiero), and as a confidant of Senator Alvise Gasparo Malipiero (Alvise II ""Gasparo"" Malipiero in Italian), he began frequenting the palace. Here he established relationships with some influential persons and with a great many ladies. But one"
"gives more scope to his own proven powers of imagination in his next book."". Casanova (novel) Casanova is the second novel by English author, Andrew Miller, released on 3 September 1998 through Sceptre. The novel was relatively well received by reviewers and was shortlisted for an Encore Award in 1999. Set in 1763, this novel centres round the historical figure of Giacomo Casanova and loosely follows his autobiographical ""Histoire de ma vie"". The plot of the novel concerns Casanova falling for a woman and having, for the first time, to deal with rejection and the pain which it causes him."
"English edition of the novel is expected in 2018. In March 2018 Andrea Perego published, with Supernova, ""Casanova in Berlin"", that recounts the two months Giacomo Casanova spent in Berlin in 1764. The book is published in four languages. The French edition is a critical transcription from Casanova's manuscript, by Andrea Perego who also edited the series and wrote the new translation in Italian. Andrea Perego Andrea Perego is an Italo-Australian journalist and writer. After living in Sydney, he is now working on projects in Venice and Berlin. In Australia he worked as a broadcaster for SBS Radio, doing reports"
"Fellini shot the scene of Casanova and the nun that he began to sympathize with Casanova's inability to love, giving him the character of the mechanical doll and the dream ending. 1977 Academy Award, United States 1977 David di Donatello Awards, Italy 1978 BAFTA, Great Britain Fellini's Casanova Fellini's Casanova (""Il Casanova di Federico Fellini"") is a 1976 Italian film by director Federico Fellini, adapted from the autobiography of Giacomo Casanova, the 18th-century adventurer and writer. Shot entirely at the Cinecittà studios in Rome, the film won an Academy Award for Best Costume Design, with the Oscar going to Danilo"
"Casanova (1987 film) Casanova is a 1987 American made-for-television biographical romantic comedy film directed by Simon Langton. It depicts real life events of Giacomo Casanova. Giacomo Casanova has to give up law studies because he sleeps with his teacher's daughters. He tries the priesthood but seduces a young widow. He feuds with an Austrian noble, Razetta, after stealing the latter's mistress. He is thrown into prison but escapes. He later helps the French king establish a lotto. The project was announced in May 1985 with Chamberlain attached. Filming began in October 1986 and went until December. The film was shot"
"capital city and principal cultural center of Bohemia, on many occasions. In October 1787, he met Lorenzo da Ponte, the librettist of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera ""Don Giovanni"", in Prague at the time of the opera's first production and likely met the composer, as well, at the same time. There is reason to believe that he was also in Prague in 1791 for the coronation of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II as king of Bohemia, an event that included the first production of Mozart's opera ""La clemenza di Tito"". Casanova is known to have drafted dialogue suitable for a Don"
"States in October 2006. Casanova (2005 TV serial) Casanova is a 2005 British television comedy drama serial, written by television scriptwriter Russell T Davies and directed by Sheree Folkson. Produced by Red Production Company for BBC Wales in association with Granada Television, the 3-episode series was first screened on digital television station BBC Three from 13 March, with a repeat on mainstream analogue network BBC One commencing 4 April. Telling the story of the life of 18th century Italian adventurer Giacomo Casanova, based on his own twelve-volume memoirs, the one-hour episodes star Peter O'Toole as the older Casanova looking back"
"Jean-Toussaint Arrighi de Casanova Jean-Toussaint Arrighi de Casanova (born 8 March 1778 in Corte; died 22 March 1853 in Paris), duc de Padova, was a French diplomat and soldier of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. In the late 1840s, Arrighi was also involved in politics and was elected Deputy and then Senator in the French Parliament. He was a cousin-in-law of Napoleon I of France. Born in Corsica at Corte, Arrighi became a student of the military school of Rebais in 1787 and then a student of the university of Pisa, before returning to Corsica in 1796. Being the"
"Casanova (2005 TV serial) Casanova is a 2005 British television comedy drama serial, written by television scriptwriter Russell T Davies and directed by Sheree Folkson. Produced by Red Production Company for BBC Wales in association with Granada Television, the 3-episode series was first screened on digital television station BBC Three from 13 March, with a repeat on mainstream analogue network BBC One commencing 4 April. Telling the story of the life of 18th century Italian adventurer Giacomo Casanova, based on his own twelve-volume memoirs, the one-hour episodes star Peter O'Toole as the older Casanova looking back on his life and"
"I die as a Christian"". Casanova was buried at Dux (nowadays Duchcov in the Czech Republic), but the exact place of his grave was forgotten over the years, and remains unknown today. The isolation and boredom of Casanova's last years enabled him to focus without distractions on his ""Histoire de ma vie"", without which his fame would have been considerably diminished, if not blotted out entirely. He began to think about writing his memoirs around 1780 and began in earnest by 1789, as ""the only remedy to keep from going mad or dying of grief"". The first draft was completed"
"Histoire de ma vie Histoire de ma vie (""Story of My Life"") is both the memoir and autobiography of Giacomo Casanova, a famous 18th-century Italian adventurer. A previous, bowdlerized version was originally known in English as The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova (from the French ""Mémoires de Jacques Casanova"") until the original version was published in 1960. From 1838 to 1960, all the editions of the memoirs were derived from the bowdlerized editions produced in German and French in the early nineteenth century. Arthur Machen used one of these inaccurate versions for his English translation published in 1894 which remained the"
"1921, in Petralia Soprana, a small town located at about 70 km southeast of Palermo (Sicily). He entered the judiciary in 1946. In 1958 he became the head of the Examining Office at the Palermo Court. At the time the prosecution was separated in an examining phase (the so-called instruction phase) and a prosecuting phase. Terranova helped bring numerous Mafiosi to trial and subsequent imprisonment. He was a key figure in the Trial of the 114 which saw many prominent Mafiosi on trial for their role in the First Mafia War in the early 1960s that ended with the Ciaculli"
"Giuseppe Alinovi Giuseppe Alinovi (Parma, February 25, 1811 – Parma, August 9, 1848) was an Italian painter, mainly painting vedute in a Neoclassical style, often in light watercolors. The Italian composer and court organist Giuseppe Alinovi (1790 - 1869) was his father. He trained under Giuseppe Boccaccio (1792 – 1852) in Parma. His depiction of the ""Fortress of San Vitale in Fontanellato"" is presently in the Museo Rocca Sanvitale (Art Museum) in Fontanellato. His painting of the Palazzo Ducale di Parma (1833-1834) is found in the art collections of the Fondazione Cariparma. For an 1839 album of views of Parma,"
"Casanova (1971 TV serial) Casanova is a British television drama serial, written by television playwright Dennis Potter. Directed by Mark Cullingham and John Glenister, the serial was made by the BBC and screened on the BBC2 network in November and December 1971. It is loosely based on Italian adventurer Giacomo Casanova's ""Histoire de ma vie"" (""Story of My Life""; 1780–92). It was Dennis Potter's first television serial, having previously written single plays for the BBC's ""The Wednesday Play"" and ""Play for Today"" series. Frank Finlay starred in the title role and was nominated for the best actor award at the"
"won the inaugural U.S. National Book Award in category Translation (a split award). Histoire de ma vie Histoire de ma vie (""Story of My Life"") is both the memoir and autobiography of Giacomo Casanova, a famous 18th-century Italian adventurer. A previous, bowdlerized version was originally known in English as The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova (from the French ""Mémoires de Jacques Casanova"") until the original version was published in 1960. From 1838 to 1960, all the editions of the memoirs were derived from the bowdlerized editions produced in German and French in the early nineteenth century. Arthur Machen used one of"
"year. Casanova (1971 TV serial) Casanova is a British television drama serial, written by television playwright Dennis Potter. Directed by Mark Cullingham and John Glenister, the serial was made by the BBC and screened on the BBC2 network in November and December 1971. It is loosely based on Italian adventurer Giacomo Casanova's ""Histoire de ma vie"" (""Story of My Life""; 1780–92). It was Dennis Potter's first television serial, having previously written single plays for the BBC's ""The Wednesday Play"" and ""Play for Today"" series. Frank Finlay starred in the title role and was nominated for the best actor award at"
"in his life, providing valuable contacts and uncensored knowledge. Casanova was also attracted to Rosicrucianism. In Lyons, Casanova become companion and finally took the highest degree of Scottish Rite Master Mason. Regarding his initiation to the Scottish Rite Freemasonry in Lyons, the ""Memoirs"" said: Casanova stayed in Paris for two years, learned the language, spent much time at the theater, and introduced himself to notables. Soon, however, his numerous liaisons were noted by the Paris police, as they were in nearly every city he visited. In 1752, his brother Francesco and he moved from Paris to Dresden, where his mother"
"Dux (Vassalli novel) Dux. Casanova in Boemia is a 2002 Italian novel by the Italian writer Sebastiano Vassalli. It deals with Giacomo Casanova’s last years, spent in the castle of Dux under the protection of the count of Waldstein. A 60-year-old Giacomo Casanova moves in the castle of Dux, a little bohemian town, under the field of the count of Joseph-Charles Emmanuel of Waldestein. Here he spends his last years alternating the composition of his novels and the fights with the other convivials of the castle: like the butler Feltkircher, the admin Stelzl, the courier Wiederholt and the beautiful Carolina."
"María Ruanova María Ruanova (July 3, 1912, San Juan, Argentina – June 5, 1976, Buenos Aires, Argentina) was an Argentine dancer, choreographer, teacher and ballet master, known for her performances at the Teatro Colón and internationally. She is considered the first Argentina-grown ballet dancer to gain international fame. Ruanova's parents were Emilio Ruanova and Mercedes Maury, who met in Barcelona. Her parents had three other children, Merceditas, Angelita and Matilde, with María being the youngest. Her parents immigrated to Argentina and lived in Merlo, Buenos Aires before she was born. She was born in the province of San Juan on"
"at the Cementerio de la Chacarita in Buenos Aires. María Ruanova María Ruanova (July 3, 1912, San Juan, Argentina – June 5, 1976, Buenos Aires, Argentina) was an Argentine dancer, choreographer, teacher and ballet master, known for her performances at the Teatro Colón and internationally. She is considered the first Argentina-grown ballet dancer to gain international fame. Ruanova's parents were Emilio Ruanova and Mercedes Maury, who met in Barcelona. Her parents had three other children, Merceditas, Angelita and Matilde, with María being the youngest. Her parents immigrated to Argentina and lived in Merlo, Buenos Aires before she was born. She"
"Dublin, amongst others. It appears he was a pupil of Antonio Lolli and he was an acquaintance of Joseph Haydn, with whom he shared concert programmes in London. Jarnović was reputedly born at sea ""en route"" from Dubrovnik to Palermo, Sicily (or was possibly born in Palermo), where he was baptised in the church ""San Antonio Abate"" on 29 October 1747. He died in St Petersburg, Russia on 23 November 1804. Whole periods of his life - his youth and other interludes - remain unaccounted for, while details as to his origins and identity have proven to be elusive. There"
"María Julia Casanova María Julia Casanova (1916-2004) is recognized for her long career as a script writer for radio and television and as a theater designer and director. María Julia Casanova was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1916. She worked for children’s theater in Mexico and wrote for the radio serial ""La Impostora"" broadcast on Cuba’s CMQ station. With Margot de Blanck she founded the Sala Teatro Hubert de Blanck in Havana, in which she occasionally presented her own plays such as ""Hechizadas"" and ""Mujeres"". Exiled in Miami, Florida, in 1960, Casanova worked in radio and later with Sociedad Pro-Arte"
"also rented from Sastreria Cornejo of Spain. Despite being set in Venice, some scenes were filmed in Vicenza, particularly the Teatro Olimpico, the Renaissance theater known for its intricate forced perspective stage design. Concerto Grosso in D Minor, Op 3 No 11 (Vivaldi) Concerto for Mandolin in C Major (Vivaldi) Concerto No. 1 in C Major (Paisiello) Concerto in B Flat (Durante) Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 44% based on reviews from 131 critics. Casanova (2005 film) Casanova is a 2005 American romance film directed by Lasse Hallström starring Heath Ledger and loosely based on the life"
"Zanetta Farussi Zanetta Farussi, known as ""La Buranella"" (27 August 1707, Venice – 29 November 1776, Dresden) was an Italian comedic actress. Her eldest son was the famous adventurer, Giacomo Casanova. Born Maria Giovanna Farussi, her father, Girolamo, was a shoemaker. In 1724, at the age of seventeen, she married the actor, Gaetano Casanova, ten years her senior, who had just returned to Venice after several years with a touring theatrical troupe to take a position at the Teatro San Samuele. The marriage was strongly opposed by her parents, because they considered acting to be a disreputable activity. Her father"
"be termed powerful, wears a stamp of peculiar elegance and finish, and asserts a place of its own in modern Italian literature. Giacomo Zanella Giacomo Zanella (9 September 1820 – 17 May 1888) was an Italian poet. He was born at Chiampo, near Vicenza, and was educated for the priesthood. After his ordination he became professor at the lyceum of his native place, but his patriotic sympathies excited the jealousy of the Austrian authorities, and although protected by his diocesan, he was compelled to resign in 1853. After the liberation of Venetia, the Italian government conferred upon him a professorship"
"21 letters to his enemies in which he tells them everything he thinks about them. On 4 June 1798 he dies finally in peace. Dux (Vassalli novel) Dux. Casanova in Boemia is a 2002 Italian novel by the Italian writer Sebastiano Vassalli. It deals with Giacomo Casanova’s last years, spent in the castle of Dux under the protection of the count of Waldstein. A 60-year-old Giacomo Casanova moves in the castle of Dux, a little bohemian town, under the field of the count of Joseph-Charles Emmanuel of Waldestein. Here he spends his last years alternating the composition of his novels"